Dopaminergic and opioidergic regulation during anticipation and consumption of social and nonsocial rewards

Dopaminergic and opioidergic regulation during anticipation and consumption of social and nonsocial rewards

The observation of animal orofacial and behavioral reactions has played a fundamental role in research on reward but is seldom assessed in humans. Healthy volunteers (N = 131) received 400 mg of the dopaminergic antagonist amisulpride, 50 mg of the opioidergic antagonist naltrexone, or placebo. Subj...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Korb, Sebastian J Götzendorfer, Claudia Massaccesi, Patrick Sezen, Irene Graf, Matthäus Willeit, Christoph Eisenegger, Giorgia Silani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-10-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
reward
dopamine
opioids
facial EMG
social touch
food
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/55797

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/55797

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